1978 was een topjaar qua singleverkoop wereldwijd.
Eigenlijk waren er maar twee woorden voor: Grease en Boney M.
Nochtans is bijna elke nummer 1 hit uit dat jaar een klassieker.

BE

SCOTT FITZGERALD & YVONNE KEELEY if i had words
ABBA take a chance on me
ERUPTION i can't stand the rain
BLONDIE denis
BONEY M rivers of babylon / brown girl in the ring
CLOUT substitute
ABBA eagle / thank you for the music
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN you're the one that i want
ABDUL HASSAN arabian affair
LA BIONDA one for you one for me
LUV' you're the greatest lover
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN hopelessly devoted to you
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN summer nights
10CC dreadlock holiday
LUV' trojan horse

UK

ALTHEA & DONNA uptown top ranking
BROTHERHOOD OF MAN figaro
KATE BUSH wuthering heights
BRIAN & MICHAEL matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
BEE GEES night fever
COMMODORES three times a lady
BOOMTOWN RATS rat trap
ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
BONEY M mary's boy child - oh my lord

NL

BEE GEES stayin' alive
FRANKIE VALLI grease
FOXY get off
MEAT LOAF paradise by the dashboard light

DE

MARSHALL HAIN dancing in the city
BONEY M rasputin / painter man
SMOKIE mexican girl
VILLAGE PEOPLE y.m.c.a.

US

PLAYER baby come back
ANDY GIBB love is thicker than water
YVONNE ELLIMAN if i can't have you
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS with a little luck
JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS too much too little too late
ANDY GIBB shadow dancing
ROLLING STONES miss you
A TASTE OF HONEY boogie oogie oogie
EXILE kiss you all over
NICK GILDER hot child in the city
ANNE MURRAY you needed me
DONNA SUMMER macarthur park
BARBRA STREISAND & NEIL DIAMOND you don't bring me flowers
CHIC le freak

Wat?? Maar 18 nummers?? Even over nadenken!!!

ABBA take a chance on me
BLONDIE denis
BONEY M rivers of babylon / brown girl in the ring
ABBA eagle / thank you for the music
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN you're the one that i want
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN summer nights
KATE BUSH wuthering heights
BEE GEES night fever
COMMODORES three times a lady
ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
BEE GEES stayin' alive
MEAT LOAF paradise by the dashboard light
VILLAGE PEOPLE y.m.c.a.
ROLLING STONES miss you
CHIC le freak

Een sterk hitjaar, 1978, met heel wat klassiekers en enkele guilty pleasures bij de 18 geselecteerde nummers.

ERUPTION i can't stand the rain
BLONDIE denis
BONEY M rivers of babylon / brown girl in the ring
ABBA eagle / thank you for the music
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN you're the one that i want
LUV' you're the greatest lover
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN hopelessly devoted to you
10CC dreadlock holiday
ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
KATE BUSH wuthering heights
BEE GEES stayin' alive
FRANKIE VALLI grease
FOXY get off
MEAT LOAF paradise by the dashboard light
VILLAGE PEOPLE y.m.c.a.
PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS with a little luck
ROLLING STONES miss you
CHIC le freak

Een kleine collectie van mijn kant, maar de rest heb ik al te vaak gehoord, dus bij deze:

SCOTT FITZGERALD & YVONNE KEELEY if i had words
BONEY M brown girl in the ring
CLOUT substitute
ABDUL HASSAN arabian affair
OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN hopelessly devoted to you
BOOMTOWN RATS rat trap
FOXY get off
MARSHALL HAIN dancing in the city
BONEY M rasputin
PLAYER baby come back
ROLLING STONES miss you
EXILE kiss you all over

BLONDIE denis
COMMODORES three times a lady
BEE GEES stayin' alive
FOXY get off
VILLAGE PEOPLE y.m.c.a.
YVONNE ELLIMAN if i can't have you
DONNA SUMMER macarthur park
CHIC le freak

1. FOXY get off
2. ROLLING STONES miss you
3. BLONDIE denis
4. A TASTE OF HONEY boogie oogie oogie
5. PLAYER baby come back
6. CHIC le freak
7. EXILE kiss you all over
8. ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
9. VILLAGE PEOPLE y.m.c.a.
10. KATE BUSH wuthering heights
11. YVONNE ELLIMAN if i can't have you
12. BEE GEES night fever
13. COMMODORES three times a lady
14. ABBA take a chance on me
15. FRANKIE VALLI grease
16. DONNA SUMMER macarthur park
17. BEE GEES stayin' alive
18. LA BIONDA one for you one for me

ABBA take a chance on me
ERUPTION i can't stand the rain
BLONDIE denis
ABBA eagle / thank you for the music
LA BIONDA one for you one for me
10CC dreadlock holiday
KATE BUSH wuthering heights
BEE GEES night fever
ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
BEE GEES stayin' alive
FRANKIE VALLI grease
FOXY get off
MEAT LOAF paradise by the dashboard light
BONEY M rasputin / painter man
VILLAGE PEOPLE y.m.c.a.
YVONNE ELLIMAN if i can't have you
ROLLING STONES miss you
CHIC le freak

Nog gauw even mijn lijstje toevoegen.

ABBA take a chance on me
ERUPTION i can't stand the rain
BLONDIE denis
BONEY M rivers of babylon / brown girl in the ring
CLOUT substitute
JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN you're the one that i want
ABDUL HASSAN arabian affair
LUV' you're the greatest lover
10CC dreadlock holiday
KATE BUSH wuthering heights
COMMODORES three times a lady
ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
MEAT LOAF paradise by the dashboard light
VILLAGE PEOPLE y.m.c.a.
PLAYER baby come back
JOHNNY MATHIS & DENIECE WILLIAMS too much too little too late
ROLLING STONES miss you
CHIC le freak

Pracht van een collectie (al zeg ik het zelf).

1. BLONDIE denis
2. BEE GEES stayin' alive
3. OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN hopelessly devoted to you
4. BEE GEES night fever
5. DONNA SUMMER macarthur park
6. COMMODORES three times a lady
7. CHIC le freak
8. 10CC dreadlock holiday
9. ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
10. ABBA take a chance on me

Boeiend is altijd de discussie: wat vond ik toen, ter plekke héél erg leuk (waar durf ik nog voor uit te komen) en wat vind ik er nu van.

Een mix van wat de tand destijds heeft doorstaan:

01 Rolling stones * Miss you
02 Donna Summer * MacArthur park (geweldige remake)
03 Abba * Eagle
04 Kate Bush * Wuthering heights (Kick inside heeft betere)
05 Wings * With a little luck
06 Blondie * Denis
07 Rod Stewart * Da ya think I'm sexy
08 Yvonne Elliman * If I can't have you
09 Matthis/Williams * Too much too little too late
10 Commodores * Three times a lady
11 Bee gees * Night fever
12 Meatloaf * Paradise by the dashboardlight (inmiddels te grijs)
13 Player * Baby come back
14 Foxy * Get off
15 Boney M * Rasputin

1. KATE BUSH wuthering heights
2. CHIC le freak
3. JOHN TRAVOLTA & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN you're the one that i want
4. ALTHEA & DONNA uptown top ranking
5. EXILE kiss you all over
6. FRANKIE VALLI grease
7. 10CC dreadlock holiday
8. PAUL McCARTNEY & WINGS with a little luck
9. BOOMTOWN RATS rat trap
10. ABBA eagle / thank you for the music
11. MARSHALL HAIN dancing in the city
12. FOXY get off
13.COMMODORES three times a lady
14. ROLLING STONES miss you
15. ROD STEWART do ya think i'm sexy
16. BEE GEES stayin' alive
17. DONNA SUMMER macarthur park
18. ERUPTION i can't stand the rain